Hebrew: דובדבן, Arabic: حبّ الملوك, Habb al-muluk
| Scientific name: | Prunus cerasus L. | |
| Common name: | Sour Cherry | |
| Hebrew name: | דובדבן | |
| Arabic name: | حبّ الملوك, Habb al-muluk | |
| Family: | Rosaceae, ורדיים |
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| Life form: | Decidious tree | |
| Leaves: | Entire, lanceolate, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | White to pink; five petals; five sepals; in corymbs, long-stalked, not on leafed shoots; hermaphrodite | |
| Fruits / pods: | a drupe | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Prunus, Latin prūnus, Greek προῦνον prounon; plum tree. cerasus, κερασοϛ a cherry. The Hebrew Name: דובדבן, duvdevan cherry; the word occurs in the Mishnah, but its form and meaning are uncertain.
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